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This stunning video is a combination of dozens of time lapse sequences shot by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, all artfully spliced and set to a musical score.

Adonis Pulatus, the photographer behind the video, explains:

The International Space Station Expedition 30 crew shot some truly awe-inspiring time-lapse sequences flying over practically every square mile of the globe.

I downloaded the high-resolution image sets that have been made available by the NASA Johnson Space Center and constructed this short time-lapse film in hi-res 2K project format. I was amazed at how clean the Nikon D3S images turned out (even at ISO 3200 and above) which kept the post-processing requirements to a minimum.

Jason Fitzpatrick is warranty-voiding DIYer and all around geek. When he's not documenting mods and hacks he's doing his best to make sure a generation of college students graduate knowing they should put their pants on one leg at a time and go on to greatness, just like Bruce Dickinson. You can follow him on Google+ if you'd like.

Comments (4)

You know? America has some of the stupidest TV shows that somehow pass as entertainment. American Idol, Survivor and the Voice are just 3 examples I can think of. And yet, the really cool stuff America makes, like this video, is online. Go figure!

It seems to me that I’ve seen something like this before too. But even if you do it fifty more times I don’t think I’d ever get too tired of watching. But if I see even five seconds of prime time TV I’m usually crawling for the clicker – to turn it off!

Maybe Hollywood could use some pointers from NASA. (Or maybe I need someone to blow my brains out so I can enjoy some of that prime time TV.)

You are so right. I am greatly thankful that I saw this video, and you can bet I will watch it again, and share it with friends and relatives. I am 84 years of age, and wonder if an 18 year old would have enough sense to appreciate this. I hope at least a few would. Thank you for what you have done.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Scenes in the movie The Matrix are tinted based on where they take place: scenes within the Matrix itself are tinted slightly green (to represent the green monochromatic screens of early computers), scenes that occur in real life outside the Matrix are in regular, albeit drab colors, and the fight training scene between Morpheus and Neo (neither inside nor outside the Matrix) is tinted yellow.